heptadecasphinganine

noun

The sphinganine that has a chain of seventeen carbon atoms

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Meanings

nounheptadecasphinganine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe sphinganine that has a chain of seventeen carbon atoms

Origin

From heptadeca- + sphinganine.

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heptadecasphinganine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptadecasphinganine

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